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Vincent Lecavalier • #4 • C
Ht/Wt:6'4", 215 lbs.
Born:Apr 21, 1980 (44 yrs) in Ile Bizard, Que.
Experience:17 years
Drafted:Drafted by Tampa Bay in 1998 (1/1).
Shoots:L
Movements & Injuries
2016
6/21/2016 Announced his retirement.
3/26/2016 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
3/24/2016 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
1/07/2016 Missed 11 games (back injury).
1/06/2016 Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers.
2015
12/08/2015 Back injury, day-to-day.
4/11/2015 Missed the last regular season game (upper body injury).
4/10/2015 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2014
12/18/2014 Missed 2 games (lower body injury).
12/13/2014 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
11/01/2014 Missed 7 games (lower body injury).
10/25/2014 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
10/13/2014 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2013
12/21/2013 Missed 9 games (back injury).
12/09/2013 Back injury, injured reserve.
12/08/2013 Back injury, sidelined indefinitely.
12/02/2013 Back spasms, day-to-day.
11/05/2013 Missed 1 game (facial injury).
11/02/2013 Facial injury, day-to-day.
10/24/2013 Missed 3 games (lower body injury).
10/12/2013 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
7/05/2013 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers to a five-year contract.
6/27/2013 Contract bought out by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
4/04/2013 Missed 9 games (lower body injury).
3/14/2013 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2012
3/29/2012 Missed 18 games (broken right hand).
2/25/2012 Broken right hand, injured reserve.
2/21/2012 Broken right hand, day-to-day.
2011
3/05/2011 Missed 1 game (undisclosed).
3/03/2011 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
2010
12/15/2010 Missed 15 games (broken right hand).
11/12/2010 Broken right hand, injured reserve.
10/21/2010 Missed 1 game (right hand injury).
10/18/2010 Right hand injury, day-to-day.
2009
4/12/2009 Missed the last 5 games of the regular season (wrist surgery).
4/02/2009 Wrist surgery, remainder of the regular season.
2008
7/13/2008 Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 11-year contract extension.
4/05/2008 Missed the last game of the regular season (shoulder injury).
4/03/2008 Shoulder injury, remainder of the regular season.
2006
2/06/2006 Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
2/04/2006 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2005
12/23/2005 Suspended by the NHL for one game for a highsticking incident.
8/16/2005 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a four-year contract.
2004
11/04/2004 NHL lockout: Signed with the Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian League.
1/12/2004 Suspended by the NHL for one game.
2002
10/25/2002 Missed 2 games (sprained right knee).
10/22/2002 Sprained right knee, early November.
10/21/2002 Sprained right knee, sidelined indefinitely.
3/06/2002 Missed 4 games (chipped bone in left ankle).
2/11/2002 Chipped bone in left ankle, day-to-day.
2001
10/04/2001 Re-signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2/13/2001 Missed 14 games (fractured left foot).
1/14/2001 Fractured left foot, sidelined indefinitely.
1998
6/27/1998 Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round (1st overall) in 1998.
Career Transactions
2016
1/06/2016 Los Angeles Kings traded Jordan Weal and a third-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.
2013
7/05/2013 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers.
1998
6/27/1998 Drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round (1st overall) in 1998.
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